insectum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From īnsectus (“cut into, cut up, with a notched or divided body”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈsek.tum/, [ĩːˈs̠ɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈsek.tum/, [inˈsɛkt̪um]
Adjective
[edit]īnsectum
- inflection of īnsectus:
Noun
[edit]īnsectum n (genitive īnsectī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
Genitive | īnsectī | īnsectōrum |
Dative | īnsectō | īnsectīs |
Accusative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
Ablative | īnsectō | īnsectīs |
Vocative | īnsectum | īnsecta |
References
[edit]- “insectum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- insectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- Latin terms prefixed with in- (in)
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁en-
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